Wellings secures automatic nomination

Runner Eloise Wellings has earned automatic nomination for selection to the 2016 Australian Olympic Team after winning the women’s 10,000m at the Zatopek:10 over the weekend.

Wellings triumphed in a time of 32:02.61 to claim her fourth national 10,000m crown, winning by nearly 24 seconds from her nearest competitor.

“I felt pretty easy during the first 15 laps, that was when the girls pulled out. I knew that was going to happen, though, and I just made sure that I was ready to dig deep and hurt towards the end, becoming a bit like a metronome," Wellings said to Athletics Australia after the win.

Wellings’ effort means that seven NSWIS athletes have posted Rio qualifying times across 10 events, with official selections to take place next year.

2018 a year of achievements for #TeamNSWIS

As 2018 draws to a close, we look back on a year that was headlined by an incredible number of NSW Institute of Sport athletes competing at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Paralympics as well as the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.